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Textile Recycling / Europe Prospects

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Many actors promise large capacities within a few years, and together with the upcoming requirement of separate collection of textiles in 2025 in the EU, the textile sorting and recycling industry in Europe will most likely thrive moving forward.

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The textile sorting and recycling industry in Europe will most likely thrive moving forward what with many actors promising large capacities within a few years, the impetus also with the upcoming requirement of separate collection of textiles in 2025 in the EU.

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